Probably
the Atlas title with the most breakout potential was the Scorpion,
written and illustrated by Howard Chaykin. At least the first two issues.

The
Scorpion was a man presently called "Moro Frost", but who
had many different identities over many different generations. Using
themes he would continue to explore over the next 15 years, Chaykin
created a pulp-type adventure hero set in the days just before World
War II.

The
only problem is, it seems, that Chaykin wasn't fast enough for the
schedule assigned to him by editor-in-chief Jeff Rovin. One has only
to compare the covers of the first two issues to see the results.

The
schedule problems are further evidenced by the veritable Who's Who
of artists who helped Chaykin finish the second issue: Berni Wrightson,
Michael Kaluta, and Walter Simonson among them.

The
third issue has just about nothing to do with the first two. Chaykin
quit over issues of control regarding his character when a Gabe Levy/Jim
Craig story set 30 years later with the main character now a Daredevil-like
costumed crime fighter. Only the logo remained.

Chaykin
wasn't done with the character. He became Dominic
Fortune at Marvel, where he pretty much promptly got lost in the
shuffle. Chaykin, himself, though went to play a pivotal role in the
independent comics boom of the early 80's with American Flagg and now
works in Hollywood.